Colette Brettel

British actress (1902–1973)

Colette Brettel
Born(1902-06-01)1 June 1902
Died1973(1973-00-00) (aged 70–71)
Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Other namesDorothy Nicolette Pettigrew
OccupationActress
Years active1920–1929 (film)
SpouseErnst Winar

Colette Brettel (1902–1973) was a British stage and film actress. Born Dorothy Nicolette Pettigrew in London to the unmarried couple of Hetty Pettigrew and Theodore Roussel, she made her screen debut in the 1920 film Wuthering Heights and appeared in several British films of the early 1920s including The Prodigal Son.[1] Following the Slump of 1924, in which the number of British films released sharply declined, she moved to Germany. She starred in the film The Imaginary Baron (1927) with Marlene Dietrich.[2]: 13  Her film career ended with the introduction of sound.

She was married to the Dutch actor Ernst Winar.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ Oakley p.81
  2. ^ Hubbard-Hall, Claire (2024). Her Secret Service: The Forgotten Women of British Intelligence. W&N. p. 352. ISBN 1399603434.

Bibliography

  • Oakley, Charles. Where We Came In: Seventy Years of the British Film Industry. Routledge, 2013.
  • Colette Brettel at IMDb


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